Paperboard carton with two new types of dispensers

An enclosed carton for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in at least three rows, with a bottom row, a middle row and a top row, with each container having a diameter and two ends, the carton having ends, one of which is a non-exiting end and the other end is an exiting end capable of permitting containers to exit the carton one at a time when a container is pulled from said exiting end, the carton having a bottom panel and top panel, one of which is an exiting panel capable of permitting containers to exit the carton one at a time when a container is pulled from said exiting panel, the carton comprising:

• (a) said bottom panel said top panel, and foldably attached adjoining side panels;
• (b) said exiting end having a bottom end flap with a height that is significantly less than the diameter of a container to be contained in the carton and which is attached by a fold line to the bottom panel, a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a side end flap foldably attached to each side panel and means for attaching said flaps together to close the exiting end of carton;
• (c) said exiting end having a bottom and a top tear line which are at least approximately parallel to each other, for forming an end dispenser, said bottom tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is less than the diameter of a container to be contained in the carton, but a sufficient height to prevent any containers in the bottom row from automatically rolling out when said end dispenser is open when the carton is resting on said bottom panel, said top tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is equal to the diameter of a container to be contained in the carton plus a distance that is substantially less than the diameter of a said container, but at a sufficient height from said bottom panel to prevent any container in the middle row from automatically rolling out of said end dispenser when open when the carton is resting on said bottom panel, said top and bottom tear lines extending into at least one of said side panels a sufficient distance and turning towards each other a sufficient distance to permit said top and bottom tear lines to be torn open so that at least the end of a container in the middle row adjacent said exiting end and said one side panel can be grasped and removed from the carton;
• (d) said exiting panel having a bottom and top tear line which are at least approximately parallel to each other for forming a panel dispenser, said bottom tear line having a height from the adjacent end of the carton that is less than the diameter of a container to be contained in the carton, but a sufficient height to prevent any container next to said adjacent end of the carton from automatically rolling out when said panel dispenser is open when the carton is resting on an adjacent end of the carton, said top tear line having a height from said adjacent end that is equal to the diameter of a container to be contained in the carton plus a distance that is substantially less than the diameter of said container, but at a sufficient height from said adjacent end to prevent any container adjacent said panel dispenser from rolling out of said panel dispenser when open when the carton is resting on said adjacent end, said top and bottom tear lines extending into at least one of said side panels a sufficient distance and turning towards each other a sufficient distance to permit said top and bottom tear lines to be torn open so, that the end of a container adjacent said panel dispenser can be grasped and removed from the carton;
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• (e) means for closing the carton.

An enclosed carton for carrying a plurality of cylindrical containers in three rows, with a bottom row, middle row and top row, with each container having a diameter and two ends, the carton having ends, one of which is an exiting end capable of permitting containers to exit the carton one at a time when a container is pulled from said exiting end, the carton having a bottom panel and top panel, one of which is an exiting panel capable of permitting containers to exit the carton one at a time when a container is pulled from said exiting panel, the carton comprising:

• (a) said bottom panel said top panel, and foldably attached adjoining side panels;
• (b) said exiting end having a bottom end flap with a height that is significantly less than the diameter of a container to be contained in the bottom row and which is attached by a fold line to the bottom panel, a top end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a side end flap foldably attached to the top panel, a side end flap foldably attached to each side panel and means for attaching said flaps together to close the exiting end of the carton;
• (c) said exiting end having a bottom and a top tear line formed in each side end panel which are at least approximately parallel to each other, for forming an end dispenser, said bottom tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is less than the diameter of a container to be contained in the bottom row, but at a sufficient height to prevent any containers in the bottom row from automatically rolling out when said end dispenser is open when the carton is resting on said bottom panel, said top tear line having a height from said bottom panel that is equal to the diameter of a container to be contained in the bottom row of containers plus a distance that is substantially less than the diameter of said container, but at a sufficient height from said bottom panel to prevent any container in the middle row from automatically rolling out of said end dispenser when open when the carton is resting on said bottom panel, said top and bottom tear lines extending into at least one of said side panels a sufficient distance and turning towards each other a sufficient distance to permit said top and bottom tear lines to be torn open so that at least the end of a container in the middle row adjacent said exiting end and said one side panel can be grasped and removed from the carton;
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• (d) said exiting panel having a bottom and top tear line which are at least approximately parallel to each other for forming a panel dispenser, said bottom tear line having a height from the adjacent end of the carton that is less than the diameter of a container to be contained in the carton, but a sufficient height to prevent any container adjacent said adjacent end of the carton from automatically rolling out when said panel dispenser is open when the carton is resting on adjacent end of the carton, said top tear line having a height from said adjacent end that is equal to the diameter of a container to be contained in the carton plus a distance that is substantially less than the diameter of said container, but at a sufficient height from said adjacent end to prevent any container adjacent said panel dispenser from rolling out of said panel dispenser when open when the carton is resting on said adjacent end, said top and bottom tear lines extending into at least one of said side panels a sufficient distance and turning towards each other a sufficient distance to permit said top and bottom tear lines to be torn open so, that the end of a container adjacent said panel dispenser can be grasped and removed from the carton;
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• (e) means for closing the carton.